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The Russian president called for an expansion of business freedom and protection of property.
But the campaign is still likely to be long and bloody. It is estimated that there may be as many as 500 ISIL fighters barricaded in the city.
The attack on Monday comes as Taliban forces are poised to overrun the strategic town of Sangin in the southern Helmand province.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to "obliterate" the PKK.
Burundi gained independence from Belgium in 1962.
'Continued adverse fiscal developments and the increased political uncertainty,' Fitch says, have damaged Brazil's economic prospects.
Ashton Carter arrives in Baghdad amid escalating tensions between Iraq and Turkey.
On Monday, Saudi sources said the ceasefire would last at least a week.
After the plane landed safely, passengers were evacuated to hotels, but no bomb was found on board.
Nerves are tested in global markets, with emerging economies leading the tumble.
